Matthew 19

Matthew 19 is the nineteenth chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible.^[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Matthew composed this Gospel.^[2] Jesus continues his final journey to Jerusalem ministering through Perea. The narrative can be divided into the following subsections:

• Leaving Galilee and entering Judea (19:1–2)
• Teaching about divorce (19:3–9)
• On Celibacy (19:10-12)
• Little Children Blessed (19:13-15)
• Jesus and the rich young man (19:16–30)

Text

• The original text is written in Koine Greek.
• Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 25 (4th century; extant: verses 1-3, 5-7, 9-10)
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Papyrus 71 (ca. AD 350)
  • Codex Bezae (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Washingtonianus (ca. AD 400)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450)
  • Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century)
  • Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (6th century; extant: verses 7-12)
  • Codex Sinopensis (6th century; extant: verses 3-10.17-25)
• This chapter is divided into 30 verses.

Places

Events recorded in this chapter took place in Galilee and Judea beyond the Jordan (Perea), before entering Jericho, on the way to Jerusalem.

Structure

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

• Matthew 19:1-10 = Marriage and Divorce (Mark 10:1-12)
• Matthew 19:11-12 = Jesus Teaches on Celibacy
• Matthew 19:13-15 = Jesus Blesses the Little Children (Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17)
• Matthew 19:16-22 = Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler (Mark 10:17-22; Luke 18:18-23)
• Matthew 19:23-30 = With God All Things Are Possible (Mark 10:23-31; Luke 18:24-30)

Cross references

• Matthew 19:4: 5:2&src=NKJV Genesis 1:27; 5:2
• Matthew 19:5: Genesis 2:24
• Matthew 19:18: Exodus 20:13–16; Deuteronomy 5:17–20
• Matthew 19:19: Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16; Leviticus 19:18

Arts

Rembrandt's Hundred Guilder Print depicting various events recorded in Matthew 19. 1649.

The events of this chapter are combined in Rembrandt's Hundred Guilder Print.^[3]

See also

• Galilee
• Jordan
• Judea
• Moses
• Ten Commandments
• Other related Bible parts: Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Exodus 20, Leviticus 19, Deuteronomy 5, Malachi 2, Mark 10, Luke 18, 1 Corinthians 7

References

1. ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
2. ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
3. ↑ Hundred Guilder Print, Rijksmuseum. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

External links

• Matthew 19 NIV

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